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2 Nepal tiger reserves awarded

Two nature reserves in Nepal have been recognised for their success in involving local communities to conserve their tiger habitats.  Bardia National Park in Nepal and...

Nepal counting its tigers

The latest edition of Nepal’s tiger census began on Sunday in which 300 enumerators will span out across Parsa, Bardia, Banke, Chitwan and Shuklaphanta...

Lax laws make Nepal haven for tiger poachers

Despite being the first tiger range country to claim last year that it has met the target of doubling its big cat...

Close encounters with tigers in Nepal

6 January, 2004. It was a foggy and cold winter morning in the western Tarai. As secretary of the Gauri Community Forest...

Tiger selfie is highest-ever sighting in Nepal

Never before has a wild tiger been spotted so high in Nepal as the one caught on a camera trap in the...

What drives wildlife poaching?

Nepal is the first tiger-range country to double the number of the endangered big cats in its reserves, and has marked five...

Sonia Awale

New Year in a New Zealand summer

Taking a break from tigers and rhinos, Lisa Choegyal is fascinated by the freedom of dolphins and whales

Lisa Choegyal

It's a jungle out there

To increase tiger numbers, you need prey. Prey need grass. Grass needs water. The tiger may be at the top of the...

Nature without borders

Parsa National Park has 18 adult tigers today, up from seven in 2013. In Chitwan, tiger numbers have increased from 91 to...

Naturally Nepal

Across the world, human societies are suffering a growing nature deficit. The march of consumerism and economic globalisation has come at an...